Supracondylar Fracture

Supracondylar fracture is a injury of elbow that most commonly occurs in children when they fall on the hand with outstretched hand with the elbow bent.

Depending on the severity of injury, the fracture may be undisplaced or displaced. The distal fragment of bone is moved backwards and is tilted, although very rarely it is displaced anteriorly. Displaced fractures could injure nerves and vessels in the vicinity.

Radial Head Fracture

Mason classification of radial head fractures, Image credit:Studyblue

This type of fracture may result from a fall on the outstretched hand that forces the elbow into valgus. This will force the head of the radius against the capitulum.

It is often caused by on an outstretched hand, probably with an element of rotation. The condition may be regarded as a mirror image of a Monteggia fracture which is fracture of ulna and dislocation of radial head.

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